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The NYT reports "Waterboarding Used 266 Times on 2 Suspects"(Link)

A lot of people will look at this NYT headline and say things like:

1) How anyone can believe that repeatedly use this ugly technique this many times isn't torture mystifies me.
3) I bet if we took someone who says waterboarding is not torture, we could make them confess that it truly is, by waterboarding them up to 200 times.
4) If you do something to someone 100 times, just how much can you rely on the information he gives up on the 101st attempt?

My Response:

1) Nick Berg and Daniel Pearl were unavailable for comment.

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Non-Bias News Reporting From CNN (Gasp!)

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Quit Playin With You Dingy !

According to the AP:

"..dramatic and successful rescue operation by U.S. Special Operations forces... left Obama with an early victory that could help build confidence in his ability to direct military actions abroad.."

First of all, this was not a rescue attempt ordered by National Command Authority (i.e. the President.) It was a reaction by the on scene commander under standard authority to safeguard the life of a hostage. To his credit, he did affirm the military's authorization to use force if the captain's life was in danger, but they already would have had that authorization as part of their standard rules of engagement.

Secondly, You got to be kidding if you are calling this a "military victory". Only the swooning media would consider picking off a bunch of peg legged swashbucklers in a life raft a military victory, and if this situation gives you "confidence in his (Obama's) ability to direct military actions abroad"....then you are seriously underestimating the "abroad" threats we are currently facing.

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More aggressive cartoons are funnier (Duh!)

McCauley C, Woods K, Coolidge C, Kulick W.

J Pers Soc Psychol. 1983 Apr;44(4):817-23.

Independent rankings of humor and aggressiveness were obtained for sets of cartoons drawn randomly from two different magazines. The correlation of median humor and median aggressiveness rankings ranged from .49 to .90 in six studies involving six different sets of cartoons and six different groups of subjects, including children and adults, high and low socioeconomic status (SES) individuals, and native- and foreign-born individuals. This correlation is consistent with Freudian, arousal, and superiority theories of humor. Another prediction of Freudian theory, that high-SES subjects should be more appreciative of aggressive humor than low-SES subjects, was not supported.

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Chuck Norris Doesn't "Play Dead"

"Resign.... Or Go Commit Suicide."

Sen. Charles Grassley had some harsh words for AIG executives, but we should be be saying the same thing to congress. Talk about lack of oversight, what about this so called "emergency bill" that was crammed down our throats. You know the bill that was specifically amended (by Chris Dodd) to protect all bonuses that were promised to executives prior to 2009. Now, they are not only complaining about it, they are actually asking those same executives to give back the money or else they will tax it at 100%. So let me get this straight, we give our money to the government, the government gives it to the Company (bail-out), the Company gives it to the Executives (bonuses), who then turn around and return it to the Government (100% tax rate). That's government efficiency for you!

If you ask me, the bonuses sound pretty legit. I mean they were signed contracts well before the bail-out and they are run-of-the-mill bonuses that ALL executives get (regardless of industry). They get paid just like salesmen, rather then a high salary, they get bonuses. I'll admit that the bonuses tick me off a bit, but it's congress' fault for giving the money away with no strings attached. Besides that, even if you add up all the bonuses they are less then a drop in Obama's trillion dollar ocean of fiscal irresponsibility. All of this phony outrage is merely a smokescreen to get your attention off their own ineptitude.

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Americans Like Big Government: They just don't really know it yet

At least that that is the line given in this article, which basically argues that those who are against "Big Government" should avoid Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, Unemployment Benefits, all Veterans Administration Benefits, Mental Health care, Child Welfare Programs, Educational Programs, Housing Programs, Worker's Compensation Benefits, etc., etc., etc.

Hey, if there was way to opt out of all of that and stop funding it at the same time, then count me in (or out.)

The Arms Of A Godess (rolls eyes)

I just don't get why everyone thinks she is so good looking. I mean, what good are femininely toned arms when you have "dude" shoulders.(I know...I'm a jerk) I don't give a crap if she prefers to go sleeveless, I just think it's a little bit confusing. Isn't she supposed to be against the second amendment?

Neuroscience: the Enemy of Religion?

Martha Farah (Neuroscientist, UPenn) argues that "neuroscience will pose a far more fundamental challenge than evolutionary biology to many religions."

"Most religions endorse the idea of a soul (or spirit) that is distinct from the physical body ... However, as neuroscience begins to reveal the mechanisms underlying personality, love, morality, and spirituality, the idea of a ghost in the machine becomes strained. Brain imaging indicates that all of these traits have physical correlates in brain function. Furthermore, pharmacologic influences on these traits, as well as the effects of localized stimulation or damage, demonstrate that the brain processes in question are not mere correlates but are the physical bases of these central aspects of our personhood. If these aspects of the person are all features of the machine, why have a ghost at all?"

In general I find arguments like this one, which pit science against religion are almost always based on a false premise. That is to say, just because religion is based on faith that it somehow can't also be supported by science. In this instance they attempt to prove that the soul (as the Bible describes it) doesn't exist since it can be explained biologically.

Just because the experience of spirituality can be neurally located doesn't mean than nothing is being experienced spiritualy. In addition, the fact that an MRI can detect "hot spots" in the brain is correlation information only, and in no way describes the root cause of perception. Studies like this only show associations between brain activity and conscious states. Besides, when it comes to the soul, the Bible does not describe any concepts (in my opinion) that can be directly contradicted by neuroscience (so far).

That being said, there are some problems with my interpretation of the soul/body association. For example, brain injury provides pretty strong evidence that particular brain areas are vital in order for specific conscious states to exist (e.g. use of language). So does this mean that someone who's brain can no longer produce "hot spots", is somehow unable to connect with that particular spiritual state?

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